Sea Kayaking Resource Guide for Puget Sound and the Salish Sea

Sea Kayak Resource Guide

A resource guide for paddlers on Puget Sound and the Greater Salish Sea

Safety & 1st Aid

First Aid & CPR

National Center for Cold Water Safety

Sea Conditions Rating System (SCRS) – Tsunami Rangers

Sea Kayak Trip Classifications – OOPS

Wilderness First Aid

Wind & Weather

Coastal Marine Forecast

NOAA National Weather Service

Ocean Prediction Center

Tides & Currents

Canadian Current Atlas (download)

Canadian Current Tables (annual)

Deep Zoom Tides and Currents

National Data Buoy Center

NOAA Tides and Currents

Ports and Passes Tides and Currents (annual)

Tidal Currents of Puget Sound*

Navigation

Navionics (Digital, App)

NOAA Online chart finder

NOAA Prototype to generate custom charts

Paradise Cay paper charts

Surf Reports

Education

OSK – Online Sea Kayaking

Certification

American Canoe Association

British Canoeing (Formerly BCU)

Sea Kayak Clubs

Hole in the Wall Paddling Club

North Sounds Sea Kayak Association (NSSKA)

Olympic Peninsula Paddlers

The Mountaineers – Sea Kayak

Washington Kayak Club

Sea Kayak Shops

Body Boat Blade

Kayakers Go Coastal

Outdoor Olympic Center

Tides and Currents

Sea Kayak Tours

Anacortes Kayak Tours

Blue Otter Outfitters

Dragonfly Kayak Tours

Olympic Kayak Tours

Water Trails

Cascadia Marine Trail

Kitsap Peninsula National Water Trail

National Water Trails

Washington Water Trails Association

Conservation

Harbor Wildwatch

The Nature Conservancy in Washington

Washington Water Trust

Printed Resources

Canadian Current Tables (annual)

Ports and Passes Tides and Currents (annual)

Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified

The Art of Kayaking

Tidal Currents of Puget Sound*

Recommended Reading

Confessions of a Wave Warrior

Sea Kayaker Deep Trouble

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